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Round Robin Schedule Creator Demo

[1]Round Robin Schedule Creator Demo V1.0 - May 10, 2010

This is a demo database that allows the user to select a set of teams/players, and automatically create a round robin schedule (where everyone plays everyone else only once) for them, using VBA code.

The above attached file contains a demo database in Access 97 format and Access 2003 format.

The demo contains VBA functions based on VB6 code taken from the vb-helper website which was based on an algorithm described at the mathforum.org website. The functions create a two-dimensional array, representing the Round Robin Schedule for a given number of teams.

Once this array has been created, it is converted to records in a data table, allowing the user to view the schedule on a form and a report.

The VBA code is documented internally, including a code module called "modReadMe", which includes more extensive descriptions of the process.

This demo includes a code module of utilities, both of which can be found at The Access Web.

Basic Instructions:

In the frmTournaments form, go to a new record to create a new tournament. Type a description of the tournament at the top of the form. Next, on the left side of the form, select the teams/players that will appear in this tournament. To add/edit the teams, double-click the combo box that you use to select a team.

Once the teams have been selected, click on the [Generate Schedule] command button to create your schedule. The VBA code behind this button is where most of the hard work is done. Your auto-generated schedule will appear on the right side of the form.

Once the tournament schedule has been created, you can print it out by clicking the [Print Schedule] command button.

--Doctor9 16:45, 10 May 2010 (EDT)Doctor9